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Suggest Remedy For Pain In Shoulder After Decompression Surgery
Six weeks ago had shoulder decompression surgery, fell hitting this shoulder plus had this arm pulled by a taxi driver which has resulted in swelling in the upper arm Been to the doctor who just gave pain relief. It is now more painfully than after the surgery done. The physio has said that one of my range of movements has got worse since this yanking of the atm
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Sun, 10 Aug 2014
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Hi, it is quite usual that once after surgery the pain may increase, just stay calm and do the physio that your surgeon prescribes only, the pain usually settles by 6 weeks
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